"The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. Melissa A. Hemstreet	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Kitsap County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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Other

Comment #: WA2287
Rating:3.0

Comments:
Judge Hemstreet does not have a good judicial demeanor. She cannot hide her bias. She openly sides with one attorney over the other and issues rulings that go completely against local court rules and Washington law. She seems to side with whichever attorney is more aggressive, rather than the one who has the law on their side.

Other

Comment #: WA2177
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Very biased from the beginning. As another commentator noted. She had a bias against our male attorney who was very logical and not particularly aggressive. From the beginning, she gravitated towards the female attorney of the defendant who made outlandish unsubstantiated claims. The judge was harsh towards the plaintiffs, dismissed obvious evidence and contradicted damning evidence that the defendant admitted. She rescheduled the hearing more than once and was obviously annoyed to hear our case.

Other

Comment #: WA1912
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Extremely bias and pre-opinionated based on gender and victimhood narrative over facts and individual responsibilities. Actually lost bearing (openly smirked and shook head) during hearing when council presented evidence the "victim" was making zero effort to improve their own financial circumstances. Based on history of female group involvement, and this hearing, it was overwhelmingly apparent the male counsel was given much less respect and attention as his female counterpart, who was extremely lost and inaccurate on nearly every legal statute pertaining to the case, but either the judge didn't know it either, or just didn't care if it didn't fit the predetermined narrative.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1698
Rating:4.0

Comments:
Takes well beyond a reasonable amount of time to make decisions. Leaves parties hanging without rendering decisions. Penalizes pro se by awarding attorney fees whenever asked for. Allows high conflict to continue & does not address/ attempt to minimize high conflict litigation. Unaware of domestic violence signs. bullying from lawyers is effective.